The celebrated Flemish cartographer Gerard Mercatorrendition of Ptolemys map of Arabia based on his important Geographia. The map, a copperplate... Show moreThe celebrated Flemish cartographer Gerard Mercatorrendition of Ptolemys map of Arabia based on his important Geographia. The map, a copperplate engraving, shows the entirety of the Arabian Peninsula and parts of Africa and Persia. Details of the topography of the interior are almost completely fanciful though the place names having been based upon reports of travelers and traders are of great historical interest. Among these place names is Qatar given as Catara. [Gerard Merkator]. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00175 Print Map Item-ID: i2066168x BIB-ID: 1842141 Show less
خريطة للامبراطورية العثمانية، تظهر فيها شبه الجزيرة العربية مع وصف دقيق للامبراطورية العثمانية في قارتي اسيا وافريقيا، وبها الكثير من التفاصيل حول... Show moreخريطة للامبراطورية العثمانية، تظهر فيها شبه الجزيرة العربية مع وصف دقيق للامبراطورية العثمانية في قارتي اسيا وافريقيا، وبها الكثير من التفاصيل حول الجزيرة العربية ومنطقة الخليج العربي، نشرت باللغة اللاتينية عام 1606 ورسمت بواسطة جودوكوس هونديوس (Jodocus Hondius)بناء على خريطة رسام الخرايط الشهير البلجيكي جيرارد ميركاتو (Gerhard Mercator) مع بعض تعديلات، وهي ملونة يدوياً، والعنوان مزخرف برسم لاحد السلاطين العثمانيين. Relief shown pictorially. Hand colored. The map has a decorative cartouche with the portrait of Ottoman Sultan Mahumet Turcorum Imperat 2. Detail is extracted from the maps of the Mercators. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00182 Print Map Item-ID: i11400353 BIB-ID: 1531358 Show less
Pretiosi Joannis Imperiũm. Relief shown pictorially. The map covers the east and central Arabia. South Arabia is partly shown. It depicts the... Show morePretiosi Joannis Imperiũm. Relief shown pictorially. The map covers the east and central Arabia. South Arabia is partly shown. It depicts the legendary empire of christian King Prester John. Scale: Milliarum Germanicor, 75 Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00403 Print Map Item-ID: i11401126 BIB-ID: 1172455 In Latin. Show less
Asiae Tabula VI. [cart.]. Medius meridianus 84 relqui ad hunc inclinantur pro exigentia parallelorum 13.27. Copper plate engraving. Letters are... Show moreAsiae Tabula VI. [cart.]. Medius meridianus 84 relqui ad hunc inclinantur pro exigentia parallelorum 13.27. Copper plate engraving. Letters are given around the edge for reference to the gazetteer. This map is much more finely engraved and more accurately fitted to the tables, than any of the maps of the previous Ptolemy editions. Size: 31 x 46 cm. Published in 1578 and reprinted in 1584-1704. Latin. (Qatar name in map = Catara). See Tibbets no 40, though this is not the same Shows territorial divisions, rivers, and cities. Relief shown by illustrations of mountains. Based on Ptolemy's Geography. Main Heritage Display General HC.MAP.00049 Print Map Item-ID: i17065549 BIB-ID: 2764263 Show less
Main Heritage Shelves General PJ6305 .T9 1792 Book Item-ID: i10087096 BIB-ID: 1010345 Show moreMain Heritage Shelves General PJ6305 .T9 1792 Book Item-ID: i10087096 BIB-ID: 1010345 Show less
